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By BRIAN NGUGI More by this Author Kenya added some 500 banking and insurance jobs in 2018, returning the sector to a growth trajectory after it shed 1,500 jobs the previous year. The pace of new employment, however, remained slow despite offering a glimmer of hope to millions of
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While struggling national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has put forth the partnership proposal to co-operate the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) alongside the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) terming the soundest option to turning around the airline, the flight operator is maintaining an open mind to the transactions, keeping all available
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While struggling national carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) has put forth the partnership proposal to co-operate the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) alongside the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) terming the soundest option to turning around the airline, the flight operator is maintaining an open mind to the transactions, keeping all available
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By PAUL WAFULA The cost of living hit a 19-month high in April after inflation rate jumped to 6.58 per cent, the highest since September 2017. The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in its monthly updates yesterday said the rise was due to an increase in food prices,
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By GERALD ANDAE More by this Author The value of fish caught in the country rose by 4.5 percent to hit Sh24 billion last year, helped by an increase in volumes. Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) data shows the value of caught fish rose from Sh22.95 billion
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By JAMES KARIUKI More by this Author The strengthening of the Kenya shilling against the greenback by 1.6 percent has adversely affected tea prices, making smallholder tea farmers experience a 19.3 percent fall in earnings per kilogramme in the past nine months. Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), the
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The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has released its monthly consumer price index for the month of April quoting inflation at 6.58 percent. The revised price-pressure index is a marginal surge from the 4.35 percentage points posted in March and represents the highest inflation rate in 18
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The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) has released its monthly consumer price index for the month of April quoting inflation at 6.58 percent. The revised price-pressure index is a marginal surge from the 4.35 percentage points posted in March and represents the highest inflation rate in 18
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National carrier Kenya Airways has announced a Ksh. 7.6 billion net loss for the period ending December 31,2018. The booked loss is however an improvement from the Ksh.6.1 billion loss posted in 9 months between March and December in 2017 which stretches to Ksh.9.4
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By PAUL WAFULA More by this Author Kenya's inflation increased to 6.58 percent in April, the highest rate in 12 months. The Kenya Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in its monthly updates attributed the spike to increase in food prices. “Between March and April 2019, food and non-alcoholic
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By BRIAN NGUGI More by this Author Kenya Airways has posted a Sh7.55 billion net loss for year ended December 2018 as higher costs offset a jump in revenue. The carrier's full-year results do not have a comparable period because KQ, as the airline is known by
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By PAUL WAFULA More by this Author Kenya wants the next chief executive of Safaricom to be a local after Bob Collymore steps down in August because of health reasons. Reuters reported on Monday that a row has erupted at the giant telco after the Kenyan government insisted that Mr